ok well i have problem. iv had my jack dempsey and my oscar in an 85 gallon tank for over a year and every thing has been fine. and now my oscar is picking on my JD. the only other tank mates are some clown loaches and some corrys and a 5'' pike that no one bothers or gets botherd by. and its just out of the blue. i have moved my JD into a 55. I know he will never be happy there becuse he just sits in a cave all day and just doesnt look himself (pale). so what im asking is. what could it be? do somthing with the cenary or should i just get a big tank for my JD?
help if there is any
- Thread starter snailmaster
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Is the tank cycled? Do you have dark gravel or light gravel? How long has he been in there? He is most likely just settling down.
the 85 they were in is cycled. they started out in the 55 and that has been going for 5 years. they have been in the 85 tank for 4 months (its pritty new) and it has light colored sand.
yeh he should be ok in th 55, let him get settled in, what you could try which would be better for the JD.. change the aquascaping of the tank (all of it) put the oscar in the 55 and the JD in the 85. let the JD establish territory in the 85 and then put the oscvar back in.
dont change aquascaping until the oscar is out of the tank
dont change aquascaping until the oscar is out of the tank
ok well hope it works out for you, the oscar will sulk when hes in the 55G because of the change, im sure you already know this tho.snailmaster;2209683; said:
mbunafishkeeper;2209688; said:
yeah he did. and it didnt work... sorry for the late update. well im gonna have to find a new setup. or get a new tank. thanks for the ideas though
get some dithers for the JD too to boost his confidence and give him something to concentrate on.